The FBI arrested a Michigan man who allegedly threatened to kill Christians should former President Donald Trump win the 2024 election, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. A probable cause statement says the social network site Reddit on Sept. 23 reported one of its users with the moniker “ShootUpTrumpRally.” A user with the same IP address also posted under the names “/WillShootTrumpSoon,” “PlanningToShootTrump and “PlanningToKillTrump.” Investigators learned the IP address showed the user was using internet access on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, the affidavit said. More from Law&Crime:...
Dad accused of running down, killing mother of his child will retain parental rights ahead of trial, judge rules
A 28-year-old father in Texas who is accused of intentionally running over and killing the mother of his 1-year-old child will retain his parental rights to that child as he awaits his upcoming trial for his role in her death. Randall County Court Judge James W. Anderson on Monday rejected an effort from the victim’s mother to terminate the parental rights of Ulise DeLao, who is currently free on bond after being charged with manslaughter in the slaying of Brittney A. Torres earlier this year, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show. The civil case seeks to terminate DeLao parental rights...
MS-13 leaders ‘assumed the role of executioner’ in machete murders, feds say
Several alleged leaders of the MS-13 gang face new charges in a series of machete murders in New York. Among those named in a new filing are Edenilson Velasquez Larin, who authorities say is a national leader of the gang, Jose Espinoza Sanchez, 25, and Hugo Diaz Amaya, 36, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a press release after the 49-count superseding indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn on Monday. “My Office and our law enforcement partners have worked tirelessly to hold MS-13 accountable for the unspeakable harm it has done to its victims and our communities,” said...
5 arrested after naked toddler boy found locked in cage: Police
Police in Kentucky found a toddler boy locked in a cage inside a home leading to the arrests of five people. The Carrolton Police Department responded to a home in the 700 block of 7th Street for a possible child abuse case, the agency said in a Facebook post. Officers were “working from a prior tip from the community” of a child possibly “being held in a caged area.” When officers arrived they found a boy under the age of 3 naked and behind a “wooden and metal enclosure that was secured with a padlock.” More from Law&Crime: ‘Extreme signs...
‘You can witness history by obstructing’: Appeals court in Jan. 6 case doesn’t seem to care Trump video was excluded
There was much discussion about a woman’s mental state in the federal district on Monday morning as a convicted Jan. 6 defendant aimed to prove that her riotous behavior was somehow unduly influenced by then-President Donald Trump‘s false claims of a stolen 2020 election. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, however, did not seem receptive to the notion that what the 45th president told his supporters at the “Stop the Steal” rally mattered much to the resulting chaos, destruction, and all-around maelstrom of lawbreaking. Yvonne St. Cyr, 56, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison,...
‘Robotic’ woman waiting for autograph shoots singer in the chest after performance: Police
A 26-year-old singer in Texas was shot while signing autographs following her performance over the weekend, officials say. Jada Thomas, who performs under the name Jada Arnell, is in stable condition following the shooting that occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters in downtown Dallas, cops said in an email. Dallas police arrested the suspect, 26-year-old Micah Thomas, nearby not long after the incident. She’s facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is the Dallas County Jail on a $200,000 bond. Local Fox affiliate KDFW obtained an arrest affidavit that...
‘Secreted away’: Giuliani emptied NYC apartment of ‘virtually all’ valuables before surrendering assets to defamed election workers, lawyers say
Rudy Giuliani cleared all of the valuable items out of his Manhattan apartment in the weeks before he was required to turn over control of the residence and its valuables to the mother-daughter pair of Georgia election workers he defamed, the duo’s attorney said in a letter filed in federal court on Monday. Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss — who were awarded an astronomical $148 million judgment in December 2023 for Giuliani’s repeated lies about their actions during the 2020 election — said it was even more concerning that Giuliani and his counsel have “refused...
‘It is also futile’: Georgia judge blames ‘prosaic reason’ for rejecting third lawsuit from pro-Trump election official demanding documents before certifying results
Third time was not a charm for Georgia elections board member Julie Adams on Monday as a judge in Fulton County swatted down a third lawsuit from the Republican official, who demanded voter and poll complaints be sent to her electronically ahead of Election Day, along with other info, to help “certify the accuracy” of the results. Adams — a member of the Fulton County Board of Elections and Registration — had argued in earlier suits that “without access to any of the Election Materials and Processes needed to verify the returns and results of an election, BRE members are left...
‘Mom, you get beat up’: Babysitter who ‘punched’ and ‘slapped’ small kids will avoid prison
A 31-year-old babysitter in Indiana will not spend any time in prison for abusing and neglecting multiple children in her care, punching, slapping, and kicking the victims when they would act up. Hancock County Circuit Court Judge R. Scott Sirk on Thursday ordered Meleiah Fisher to serve three years on house arrest and an additional 2 1/2 years of probation, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show. Fisher was initially arrested in 2022 and charged with 10 felonies, including multiple counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury and battery resulting in bodily injury to a person under age...
Indiana House candidate arrested on eve of Election Day for allegedly violating protection order via Facebook
A Republican running for an Indiana House of Representatives seat was arrested early Monday morning on the eve of Election Day for commenting on a Facebook post made by someone who has a protective order against him, according to police. GOP candidate Jim Schenke, who is running to unseat District 26 House Rep. Chris Campbell, was booked on a preliminary invasion of privacy charge at 6:10 a.m. Monday, according to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office. Records show he was released after paying a cash bond of $250. The arrest marks Schenke’s second brush with the law since September, when he...